At the same time, WHITE RACISTS can say whatever they want at Amazon.com about books that are sympathetic to Native people and causes!

So says James Pogatschnik at the Customer Service Department atAmazon.com, even while hypocritically claiming they support completefreedom of speech at their website, "but with editorial control."This was in response to recent efforts by members of NAFPS to commenton a New Age book by Maria Naylin AKA "Maria Yraceburu," allegedlya "Quero Apache ceremonial elder" with two books sold on theAmazon.com website.

The White Mountain Apache Cultural Preservation Office says Naylinand her teachings and claims are utterly fraudulent. "She and herworks are among the latest in a long line of misguided efforts tomake unauthorized and inappropriate use of Native American cultureand history -- cobbled-together half-truths and fabrications intendedto deceive and derive profit from the hopes and fears of thoseseeking to understand themselves and American Indians," according toarchaeologist John Welch.

The "Quero Apache" simply don't exist. Naylin uses Navajo words andclaims they are Apache, and teaches a ludicrous hodgepodge ofHinduism, New Age knockoffs of Plains Indian ceremonies, "coreshamanism," and even stories about Atlantis. Naylin even uses thetribe's museum logo without permission, ignoring requests to stop.

Yet attempts by members of NAFPS to post reviews of her books thatpointed these things out have been consistently censored byAmazon.com, more than half a dozen of them, no matter how gently ornon-confrontationally worded. Amazon.com further dug in their heelsand completely deleted an older review by a Mescalero Apache namedMichael Enjeady that pointed out errors in her books much the sameway.

Clearly Amazon.com is only interested in protecting its own bottomline. These standards are ONLY being used to provide specialprotection for New Age and Pseudo-Shamanism books that are written byobvious imposters such as Naylin, or exploiters and commercializersof Native beliefs for profit such as Ed McGaa.

And yet they do NOT apply the same standards to OTHER non-Nativeworks. Christian-oriented books, theology books, and others routinelyhave reviews that allow similar criticism.

Clearly they will not change unless we stand up and MAKE them change!

We, the members of NAFPS call upon all Native people and allsupporters of Native causes to BOYCOTT Amazon.com!

BOYCOTT them until they have enough respect for Native people toallow our voices to be heard!

Buy Your Books Elsewhere! There are DOZENS of other online servicesone can use.

For those in academia, especially if you write on or research aboutAmerican Indians, DO NOT support Amazon.com! Do NOT urge yourstudents to get their books through Amazon.com! Urge them to useother alternatives! You are the key to costing them hundreds ofthousands of dollars until they change their behavior.

For more information, please see www.boycottamazon.comEmail contact: Al Carroll (Mescalero Apache), [email protected]Teaching Associate and PhD CandidateHistory Dept.Arizona State University

New Age Frauds Plastic Shamans is an intertribal, multi-ethnic, multi-faith group of over 150 activists from all backgrounds dedicated toinvestigating and warning the public about imposters and spiritualexploiters who pose as Native medicine people or ceremonial leaders.Our members are Anishinaabe, Apache, Cherokee, Lakota, Lenni Lenape, Menominee, Munsee, Navajo, and O'odham, as well as Anglo, Black, and Latino,with supporters in Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Italy,and Sweden. We have American Indian traditionalists, Christians,atheists, pagans, and reformed former New Agers among our membership.We are currently in our fifth year of operation.

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27 May 2015186. Kathryn PricenIn addition to their biased policies, supporting Amazon.com has also led to the death of independent bookstores and the cultural focus they have provided for many groups. Don't support racist corporations, support independent booksellers.